There is no doubt that Niu Tong wanted to win himself over, but he used the wrong method, the wrong place, and the right time.

This kind of thing is very common: some people have no bad feelings towards you, they will smile when they meet, they will invite you to dinner seemingly very sincerely, they will hug their shoulders and call them brothers after a few glasses of wine, pat their chests and shout to help you solve all kinds of difficulties, and they will tell you that I have a beautiful sister who will be introduced to you another day.

Sometime...... It's really a long way off.

……

The way back is always full of hope, and the only thing that makes Tianhao feel uncomfortable is the road.

Too bad, too steep, too hard to walk.

It will take time and opportunity to completely change this.

As when he went, Tianhao didn't stay overnight in Red Hoof City to rest, he adjusted his itinerary and crossed directly over that city.

The return of the city lord was a big event, and under Tianhao's advance instructions, except for the guards who had to be on duty at important posts, everyone came to the city to greet them. The whole scene was warm and grand, especially the earliest aborigines of Panshizhai, and there was a fanatical psychology of sudden improvement of identity and pride.

Ah Hao is our person, I grew up watching him, watching him step by step from the head of ten people to the head of a thousand, and now he has been promoted to the city lord.

A lot of people are qualified to say that.

Surrounded by countless people into the city, standing on a huge high platform, Tianhao held a thin iron microphone and gave a speech to everyone.

This is a special podium, which was carefully designed at the beginning of its construction, and the surrounding buildings are located in the middle of the platform to form an angle of sound wave response, which is equivalent to a natural sound reinforcement device.

"I promised to lead you to end hunger, and I promised you not to freeze to death in the cold winter. I did it! ”

There was a deafening cheer in the audience, and countless people responded with screams.

Tianhao raised his hands and made a downward pressing motion, signaling everyone to be quiet.

"It used to be a rock village, but now it is a rock city, and many people have witnessed all this. Whether it is the cow clan, the deer clan, or the pig clan, there is no difference in my eyes. We are friends, brothers, and relatives who can rely on each other back to back in times of crisis. You have chosen me, and I will not let you down. Rock City will grow in size, there will be more and more people here, the city will prosper, and you will have more in the near future. ”

"This is our city, our tribe, our country."

Whether they understand it or not, but these words must be said.

The old priest stood at the front of the crowd with a cane and mixed feelings.

Hunting Captain Yonggang had a serious expression and a satisfied smile in his eyes.

Celestial madness raised his hands into the air and erupted in the hottest cheers of his life.

Tianshuang stood with a few good girls, looking at the stage with a gaze full of adoration.

Crooked Tooth had already knelt down, his face was pious, Tianhao was the god in his mind, completely beyond the limits of the highest power of the human race.

Blacktooth trembled, and for the first time he had seen so many people cheering at the same target. Powerful contagion, terrible support, a cry from the bottom of everyone's heart...... All this subverted the logic of his thinking, and he felt that any thoughts and actions were superfluous, except for unreserved obedience.

Ayi held her baby in her arms and stood on the side of the square, accompanied by several maids. Her smile was filled with pleasure and pride, enviable and envious.

"Long live the castle lord!"

I don't know who shouted first. Like a command, it spread dramatically through the crowd in an instant, converging from scattered into a unified tone, and evolving into the sonic impact of mountains and tsunamis.

This is Tianhao's secret instruction to the curved teeth.

Standing on the stage, looking at the crowd of people chanting wildly, he smiled with satisfaction.

The future is so exciting.

……

Red Hoof City, the City Lord's Mansion.

In the calm, Wu Yuan's piercing screams were like thunder piercing the dull sky, terrifying, bursting eardrums.

"What do you say? Panshizhai has been upgraded to a city, and he is now the lord of the city? ”

Niu Tong, who was sitting on the chair, glanced at him and said lightly, "What's so strange about this." Ah Hao defeated the Pig Clan, almost wiped out the Steel Fang, and he suddenly had tens of thousands of Pig Clansmen in his hands, if he couldn't be promoted to the city lord, it would be strange. ”

"Pig people...... Why should they listen to that kid? Wu Yuan's pale face was distorted, and the ten fingers of his hands were spread out, as if he wanted to grasp something, but he trembled slightly in mid-air: "They are a foreign race, they are the enemies of the Niu clan, they should kill him, not obey!" ”

It's not a long time coming.

Conspiracy never sees the light of day, and secrets must be hidden in the depths of darkness. Before the mask is pierced, the bad guys look no different from the good guys. In the same way, Wu Yuan must keep secrets, he didn't dare to send his subordinates out to find out the news, he has been staying in Red Hoof City during this time, honestly doing the normal job of a wizard, and seems indifferent to everything in the outside world.

Exposure often begins in an inconspicuous crevice.

Wu Yuan didn't dare to take risks.

He felt that everything was under his control. As long as you kill the secret envoy sent by Panshizhai to deliver the letter to Thunderhorn City, you can fundamentally cut off Tianhao's assistance. Pigs are not easy to mess with, they are the most savage, murderous, and powerful heavy infantry in the entire northern continent. There has never been an example in history where reasoning with a pig can achieve a goal. Their biggest hobby is to eat, followed by killing.

How many people are there in Panshi Village?

Six thousand, or seven thousand?

What about steel teeth?

Forty thousand!

Reality is like a deified clown who plays with the human mind, and it uses the most brutal method to give Wu Yuan a hard blow. The expected situation did not happen, and the small village of a few thousand people actually won a tribe of tens of thousands of pigs, and killed their king.

Yes, Rock Village.

In Wu Yuan's impression, that place will always be just a village, not a city.

For the first time in his life, Wu Yuan felt that the world was so pale and so strange.

"This can't be ......," he muttered to himself, falling back in despair and slumping heavily into his chair.

"What's impossible about that?" Niu Tong's reaction to Wu Yuan was very strange: "Tianhao has really developed this time, and he has recruited so many people from the Pig Clan, and the scale of Rock City has expanded several times. It's also a shame that he has enough food in his hands, otherwise he can't really feed those guys with a big appetite, and even Niu Weibang's status will rise...... You didn't follow me to the royal capital this time, the national teacher's attitude towards him is too good to say, I heard that there are several city lords who have formed an alliance with him, and even His Majesty is full of praise for Ah Hao. ”

Shadows loomed over Wu Yuan's dark face, and he used a hoarse voice to hide the deep uneasiness and anger in his heart: "...... Are you sure? ”

Niu Tong was very clear about Wu Yuan's attitude towards Tianhao. He walked over, sat down opposite Wu Yuan, exhaled a long breath, and patiently persuaded: "Ah Yuan, Tianhao is our kindred, he is not our enemy. ”

Shameful thinking firmly occupied his brain, Wu Yuan felt that every nerve was tense to the extreme, his expression was very calm, but deep in his heart there were stormy waves, no matter how he suppressed it, it was difficult to calm down, only the corners of his eyes twitched slightly uncontrollably, but he lowered his head, Niu Tong couldn't see it.

All emotions need time to ease.

Gradually, a hypocritical smile appeared on Wu Yuan's face.

Even he couldn't understand why he could make such an expression before he was so furious. He rubbed his fingers lightly at the corners of his eyes, holding down the nervous twitching muscle, making a sarcastic, soft-sounding voice.

"I never thought of him as my enemy." Wu Yuan looked good when he laughed, his white face was especially handsome, his long soft hair hung down his shoulders, and a touch of crimson flew on his thin lips, all of which represented kindness.

"I'm just trying to pull him into our circle, is it wrong to do that?" It's as simple as that, and quickly gaining the upper hand in a disadvantageous situation is an art of conversation.

Niu Tong was very calm: "You have already tried, although Ah Hao did not say it explicitly, his behavior has already shown refusal." ”

Wu Yuan slowly raised his head, the corners of his eyes were no longer twitching, his control of emotions was just right, there was a hint of sadness in his smile, and there was obvious dissatisfaction, just like that, it was impossible to make people see hostility.

Only he knew that there was a mad devil in his body roaring, roaring, eager to pierce the damned Tianhao with his sharp fangs, tear his flesh and skin, pull out his bones one by one, and drink blood, only in this way can he release endless hatred.

"What do you want to tell me?" Wu Yuan reached for the teacup on the table, and his graceful movements concealed the stiffness of his muscles.

"Ah Hao is not the same as before." Niu Tong continued to persuade: "He is now the city lord, I heard that the population of Panshi City is now more than 20,000, he has a strong control over that place, and from the patriarch to the national teacher, they have given him great support. We...... We've got to get on good terms with him. ”

Castle Lord!

These two words were like sharp knives stabbing into Wu Yuan's brain, and he regretted the choice he made more than ever...... Instead of becoming a wizard, you should choose to become the head of a hundred and then take control of a city.

It's too late to say anything.

Wu Yuan took a deep breath, and his smile was extremely open against the backdrop of his widely opened lips: "Hahahaha, City Lord...... I should change my clothes and dance in front of him and sing praises in my mouth, what do you think? ”

A hint of disappointment flashed in Niu Tong's eyes: "You know I didn't mean that. ”

"So what do you mean by that?" Wu Yuan didn't get angry, and his flat tone sounded like ice: "He won the battle against the Steel Fangs, and he is now the city lord, so I have to flatter him like a sycophant?" I had to run to him and kneel down and beg him for forgiveness in the gentlest voice she did to her husband? ”

Niu Tong was silent for a few seconds, stood up, turned and walked in the direction of the door.

There is no need to continue.

Wu Yuan sat there dumbfounded, motionless, maintaining a fixed position. Time passed slowly, and it was as if he had been succumbed to petrified magic and turned into an inanimate sculpture.

It was getting dark.

No summons were given, the attendants did not dare to come in, and the room was dark, except for the slight sound of breathing indicating that someone was there.

"There are many ways to take out an opponent." The voice that came from deep within his lips was so low that only Wu Yuan himself could hear it: "A rebellious city lord; A city lord with ill intentions; a city lord who is ready to defect to the enemy; A city lord who has lived a misdemeanor, angered the gods, and sent calamities, and must use death and blood to appease everything...... Hehe, in fact, there are a lot of ways, it's strange, why didn't I think of it before? ”

"Whether it works or not, give it a try!"

"Kill him."

"With any luck, maybe I can take his place."

"Congratulations to myself, the future Lord of Rock City, Wu Yuan."

……

In early spring, the weather is quite cold. The clouds hold the sun firmly in the way, as they have done for most of the past few months, unwilling to relinquish control of the world. It was foggy for several days, and sometimes there was even light rain.

The young silver tooth leaned against the window, looking out with curious eyes.

This is the castle lord's mansion of Steel Tooth City, the building is located very high, and you can see the mountains and rivers in the distance through the windows. The color that catches your eye is very monotonous, except for the dull gray, which is a lifeless brownish. They represent mountains and rocks, and if you expand the range, you can also include sand, dirt, dead grass, garbage, and other messes.

Silver Tooth is nine years old, the third son of Iron Tooth, the King of Steel Teeth, and the youngest son.

The eldest son was a mercenary. Strong, tall, and burly, he is especially good at using long-handled knives. He had been killed many years earlier, the Tiger had his head cut off, and the Eagle Men who had hired him had not been able to recover the body, so they sent messengers to bring back bad news and an additional 300 kilograms of food. This is in addition to the previously agreed employment price, which is considered a kind of compensation, and can also be understood as a free gift.

The second son is a waste. He was born with only one leg. The sorcerer pierced his skin with a needle and took a little blood, which was used for divination, and the result was a declaration that "this is a man abandoned by the gods". Stupid Iron Tooth doesn't know that there is a saying called "congenital malformation fetus". He saw it as a punishment from heaven, or a warning. In a fit of rage, he tried to kill the child as a sacrifice to the gods, but was violently lifted from the bed by a dying mother and held back with terrifying force. It wasn't until the iron-toothed knife chopped the woman into several pieces that he realized that the child was missing.

He was quietly taken away by the maid beside the hostess and raised incognito.

Unfortunately, this luck did not stay with him forever. When he was twelve years old, his adoptive mother fell ill and died, and he was found with one leg and sued the city lord's mansion, where Iron Tooth sent someone to arrest him and execute him in public.

Heaven has indeed brought disaster upon the mad and savage Iron Fang, and since then, the women around him have given birth to dozens of daughters one after another, but there are no sons. Because of this, when Steeltooth heard the news of the birth of his young son, he ordered five hundred men and women of his tribe to be sacrificed to the gods as a token of gratitude.